Posting number: 26-CMBCU
Department: BCU - 6064
Job classification: Clinical Manager - 17195
Posting type: Open & Promotional
Categories: Nursing
As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada’s highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients.
THIS POSITION MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE ONCE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF QUALIFIED APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED.
As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada’s highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients.UMC is home to Nevada's ONLY Nonprofit Level I Trauma Center, Verified Burn Center, and Multi-Organ Transplant Center. In 2026, we became the FIRST and ONLY Magnet®-Recognized hospital in the state, reflecting UMC's nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care.
THIS POSITION IS CONSIDERED AT-WILL AND WILL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE CEO.
Manages one or more clinical units. Duties include determining appropriate staffing levels to achieve organizational goals, participating in the development of the unit budget, monitoring the units' compliance with standards and supervision of nursing staff.
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing. Five (5) years of clinical nursing experience, two (2) years of which were in a supervisory role or higher. May consider candidates with (4) years of experience in a nursing lead role and completion of required hospital management training class.
Valid license from the State of Nevada to Practice as a Registered Nurse, and; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Some positions may require one or more of the following: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification; Trauma Nurse Core Certification (TNCC); Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS); Neonatal Resuscitation Protocol (NRP); additional certification in a Specialty Area.
Preferences will be given to applicants who document the following:
Nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation and coordination of patient care); disease process; patient care plan development; patient evaluation and assessment techniques; body mechanics used with ambulating, transferring and repositioning patients; Federal, state and local laws and regulations affecting health care services and Joint Commission Accreditation for Health Organizations (JCAHO) standards; quality assurance and performance improvement principles and methods; Nurse Practice Act; supervisory principles and practices; department and hospital safety practices and procedures; patient rights; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures; age specific care practices.
Assigning and monitoring the work of others; evaluating quality control; implementing nursing process including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation; supervising and training staff; developing and monitoring budgets; developing staffing plans; performing data analysis; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds under stressful conditions; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.
Mobility to work in a typical clinical setting, including stamina to stand and/or sit for extended periods of time, strength to examine and treat varied individuals, vision to use standard office equipment and read printed materials and a VDT screen, and hearing and speech to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms. Strength and agility to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently to move objects.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.
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University Medical Center of Southern Nevada is dedicated to providing the highest level of health care possible by maintaining its ongoing commitment to personal, individualized care for each patient. Through the latest treatment techniques, comfortable surroundings and a dedicated staff, that commitment is expressed every day, in every area of the hospital.
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University Medical Center is the state-designated Level I Trauma Center for Southern Nevada, as well as the only advanced facility to offer a specialized team of medical professionals prepared to respond to the needs of the severely injured 24 hours a day. UMC also houses the state's only burn care facility -- the Lions Burn Care Center and operates a comprehensive free-standing unit devoted solely to physical medicine and rehabilitation.
UMC has been voted the Best Hospital in Las Vegas 2024 by the Las Vegas Review Journal! The Editorial Staff recognized UMC for our Trauma and Burn Centers, as well as the Pediatric Trauma Center and our exclusive cardiology awards!
It's the entire UMC family, from every corner of this campus and every satellite location, who put their heart and soul into delivering exceptional care that makes UMC the Best Hospital in Las Vegas. Beyond the life-saving care, it's UMC's willingness and mission to treat everyone who needs us with the kind of care we would want for our own family member.
